Matthew 26:40
Then he came to the disciples and found them sleeping. He said to Peter,“So, couldn’t you stay awake with me for one hour?
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- Matt 25:5 : 5 When the bridegroom was delayed a long time, they all became drowsy and fell asleep.
- Matt 26:35 : 35 Peter said to him,“Even if I must die with you, I will never deny you.” And all the disciples said the same thing.
- Matt 26:43 : 43 He came again and found them sleeping; they could not keep their eyes open.
- Mark 14:37 : 37 Then he came and found them sleeping, and said to Peter,“Simon, are you sleeping? Couldn’t you stay awake for one hour?
- Luke 9:32 : 32 Now Peter and those with him were quite sleepy, but as they became fully awake, they saw his glory and the two men standing with him.
- Luke 22:45 : 45 When he got up from prayer, he came to the disciples and found them sleeping, exhausted from grief.
- Judg 9:33 : 33 In the morning at sunrise quickly attack the city. When he and his men come out to fight you, do what you can to him.”
- 1 Sam 26:15-16 : 15 David said to Abner,“Aren’t you a man? After all, who is like you in Israel? Why then haven’t you protected your lord the king? One of the soldiers came to kill your lord the king. 16 This failure on your part isn’t good! As surely as the LORD lives, you people who have not protected your lord, the LORD’s chosen one, are as good as dead! Now look where the king’s spear and the jug of water that was by his head are!”
- 1 Kgs 20:11 : 11 The king of Israel replied,“Tell him the one who puts on his battle gear should not boast like one who is taking it off.”
- Matt 26:38 : 38 Then he said to them,“My soul is deeply grieved, even to the point of death. Remain here and stay awake with me.”
- Song 5:2 : 2 The Trials of Love: The Beloved’s Dream of Losing Her LoverThe Beloved about Her Lover: I was asleep, but my mind was dreaming. Listen! My lover is knocking at the door! The Lover to His Beloved:“Open for me, my sister, my darling, my dove, my flawless one! My head is drenched with dew, my hair with the dampness of the night.”
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- Mark 14:30-4213 verses95%
30Jesus said to him,“I tell you the truth, today– this very night– before a rooster crows twice, you will deny me three times.”
31But Peter insisted emphatically,“Even if I must die with you, I will never deny you.” And all of them said the same thing.
32Gethsemane Then they went to a place called Gethsemane, and Jesus said to his disciples,“Sit here while I pray.”
33He took Peter, James, and John with him, and became very troubled and distressed.
34He said to them,“My soul is deeply grieved, even to the point of death. Remain here and stay alert.”
35Going a little farther, he threw himself to the ground and prayed that if it were possible the hour would pass from him.
36He said,“Abba, Father, all things are possible for you. Take this cup away from me. Yet not what I will, but what you will.”
37Then he came and found them sleeping, and said to Peter,“Simon, are you sleeping? Couldn’t you stay awake for one hour?
38Stay awake and pray that you will not fall into temptation. The spirit is willing, but the flesh is weak.”
39He went away again and prayed the same thing.
40When he came again he found them sleeping; they could not keep their eyes open. And they did not know what to tell him.
41He came a third time and said to them,“Are you still sleeping and resting? Enough of that! The hour has come. Look, the Son of Man is betrayed into the hands of sinners.
42Get up, let us go. Look! My betrayer is approaching!”
- Matt 26:41-477 verses86%
41Stay awake and pray that you will not fall into temptation. The spirit is willing, but the flesh is weak.”
42He went away a second time and prayed,“My Father, if this cup cannot be taken away unless I drink it, your will must be done.”
43He came again and found them sleeping; they could not keep their eyes open.
44So leaving them again, he went away and prayed for the third time, saying the same thing once more.
45Then he came to the disciples and said to them,“Are you still sleeping and resting? Look, the hour is approaching, and the Son of Man is betrayed into the hands of sinners.
46Get up, let us go. Look! My betrayer is approaching!”
47Betrayal and Arrest While he was still speaking, Judas, one of the twelve, arrived. With him was a large crowd armed with swords and clubs, sent by the chief priests and elders of the people.
- Matt 26:34-396 verses84%
34Jesus said to him,“I tell you the truth, on this night, before the rooster crows, you will deny me three times.”
35Peter said to him,“Even if I must die with you, I will never deny you.” And all the disciples said the same thing.
36Gethsemane Then Jesus went with them to a place called Gethsemane, and he said to the disciples,“Sit here while I go over there and pray.”
37He took with him Peter and the two sons of Zebedee, and became anguished and distressed.
38Then he said to them,“My soul is deeply grieved, even to the point of death. Remain here and stay awake with me.”
39Going a little farther, he threw himself down with his face to the ground and prayed,“My Father, if possible, let this cup pass from me! Yet not what I will, but what you will.”
- Luke 22:39-468 verses84%
39On the Mount of Olives Then Jesus went out and made his way, as he customarily did, to the Mount of Olives, and the disciples followed him.
40When he came to the place, he said to them,“Pray that you will not fall into temptation.”
41He went away from them about a stone’s throw, knelt down, and prayed,
42“Father, if you are willing, take this cup away from me. Yet not my will but yours be done.”[
43Then an angel from heaven appeared to him and strengthened him.
44And in his anguish he prayed more earnestly, and his sweat was like drops of blood falling to the ground.]
45When he got up from prayer, he came to the disciples and found them sleeping, exhausted from grief.
46So he said to them,“Why are you sleeping? Get up and pray that you will not fall into temptation!”
- Mark 13:35-373 verses77%
35Stay alert, then, because you do not know when the owner of the house will return– whether during evening, at midnight, when the rooster crows, or at dawn–
36or else he might find you asleep when he returns suddenly.
37What I say to you I say to everyone: Stay alert!”
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12Choosing the Twelve Apostles Now it was during this time that Jesus went out to the mountain to pray, and he spent all night in prayer to God.
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33Watch out! Stay alert! For you do not know when the time will come.
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32Now Peter and those with him were quite sleepy, but as they became fully awake, they saw his glory and the two men standing with him.
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40You also must be ready, because the Son of Man will come at an hour when you do not expect him.”
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35Praying and Preaching Then Jesus got up early in the morning when it was still very dark, departed, and went out to a deserted place, and there he spent time in prayer.
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34Jesus replied,“I tell you, Peter, the rooster will not crow today until you have denied three times that you know me.”
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25As the night was ending, Jesus came to them walking on the sea.
- Luke 22:60-612 verses71%
60But Peter said,“Man, I don’t know what you’re talking about!” At that moment, while he was still speaking, a rooster crowed.
61Then the Lord turned and looked straight at Peter, and Peter remembered the word of the Lord, how he had said to him,“Before a rooster crows today, you will deny me three times.”
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55At that moment Jesus said to the crowd,“Have you come out with swords and clubs to arrest me like you would an outlaw? Day after day I sat teaching in the temple courts, yet you did not arrest me.
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27“Now my soul is greatly distressed. And what should I say?‘Father, deliver me from this hour’? No, but for this very reason I have come to this hour.
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25So they came and woke him up saying,“Lord, save us! We are about to die!”
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13telling them,“You are to say,‘His disciples came at night and stole his body while we were asleep.’